Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,449,238
Entries
531
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
531
Players Left
30
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The final event of the 2021 World of Series of Poker didn't disappoint with Day 1 of Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em attracting 531 entries to generate a $2,449,000 prize pool. Only 80 players made the money for at least a min-cash of $8,061 with 30 of those players returning for Day 2 to battle it out for a top place prize of $511,184 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Ben Yu is in the driver's seat for his fifth WSOP bracelet after bagging the chip lead with 2,515,000 in chips with Uri Reichenstein (2,070,000), George Wolff (1,7770,000), Shaun Deeb (1,680,000) and Matyas Kende (1,635,000) rounding out the top five players heading into Tuesday's final day.
$5,000 8-Handed NLHE Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Yu | United States | 2,515,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 2,070,000 | 52 |
| 3 | George Wolff | United States | 1,770,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Matyas Kende | Hungary | 1,635,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 1,500,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Danny Wong | United States | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Clayton Maguire | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Alexandre Reard | France | 1,048,000 | 26 |
A few notables cashed but could not find a bag including the likes of Brock Wilson, Dominik Nitsche, Phil Hellmuth, Andrew Kelsall, and Martin Jacobson.
Among those hitting the rail before the money in the final event of the 2021 WSOP included POY leader Josh Arieh, 2021 Main Event Champion Koray Aldemir, Chance Kornuth, Benny Glaser, and Rainer Kempe.
Players will return on Tuesday, November 23 at 2 p.m. local time to battle it out for the WSOP gold bracelet. The tournament will resume at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the rest of the 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 405 | 1 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 600,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 405 | 2 | Shintaro Baba | Japan | 370,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 405 | 4 | George Wolff | United States | 1,770,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 405 | 5 | Edgardo Rosario | Puerto Rico | 370,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 405 | 6 | Jan Stein | United States | 95,000 | 2 |
| Amazon | 405 | 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
| Amazon | 405 | 8 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 2,070,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Huy Nguyen | United States | 555,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | Clayton Maguire | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Niko Koop | Germany | 805,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 1,500,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 406 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 2,515,000 | 63 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Danny Wong | United States | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| Amazon | 406 | 7 | Daniel Vargas | United States | 365,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 406 | 8 | Paul Hoefer | Germany | 500,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Matyas Kende | Hungary | 1,635,000 | 41 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Ryan Snyder | Canada | 840,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 414 | 3 | Arjun Gupta | Canada | 585,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 414 | 4 | Rui Bouquet | Portugal | 305,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 414 | 5 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 800,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 414 | 7 | Alexandre Reard | France | 1,048,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 414 | 8 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 535,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 422 | 2 | Justin Young | United States | 290,000 | 7 |
| Amazon | 422 | 3 | Z Stein | United States | 755,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 422 | 4 | Will Berry | United States | 1,025,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 422 | 5 | Ren Lin | United States | 330,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 422 | 6 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 422 | 7 | Lee Markholt | United States | 285,000 | 7 |
| Amazon | 422 | 8 | Brian Yoon | United States | 225,000 | 6 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,515,000 | |
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2,070,000 | |
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1,770,000 | |
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1,680,000 | |
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1,635,000 | |
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1,500,000 | |
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1,330,000 | |
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1,285,000 | |
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1,100,000 | |
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1,048,000 | |
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1,025,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
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840,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
805,000 | |
|
800,000 | |
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755,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
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585,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
555,000 | |
|
535,000 | |
|
500,000 | |
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|
370,000 | |
|
370,000 | |
|
365,000 | |
|
330,000 | |
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Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Players are bagging chips as the tournament play has concluded for the night. Stay tuned for the end-of-the-day chip counts and the Day 1 recap of the final event of the 2021 World Series of Poker.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Justin Lapka shoved all-in for his tournament life for about 300,000 into a pot of about 350,000 on a board reading 
. Ben Yu called with 
to score the knockout with a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,200,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With 10 minutes left on the clock, the floor has announced there will only be three hands dealt. The players will bag up and return tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,900,000 | |
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1,600,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
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1,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
980,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
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|
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900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
750,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
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700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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600,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The action was picked up with cards on their backs and three players all-in and at risk.
Ren Lin: 
Leo Margets: 
Jason Brazeau: 
The board ran out 
with no improvement coming to either Margets or Brazeau. Lin tripled up and Brazeau took down the small side pot to eliminate Margets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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80,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
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Busted | |
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